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Friday Fun Link – World's Oldest Map Found, Dates To 14 000 Years Ago (Aug 7, 2009)

I can't help but use my “Digital Footprints” tag on this story! 😀

“The landscape depicted corresponds exactly to the surrounding
geography,” she said. “Complete with herds of ibex marked on one of the
mountains visible from the cave itself.”

The research, which is
published in the latest edition of the Journal of Human Evolution,
furthers understanding of early modern human capacities of spatial
awareness, planning and organised hunting.

(via Reddit)

¶ Posted 08 August 2009
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